Roster
31 cars, 5 garage slots, on the Fandom cars page.
Source: Fandom · checked 2026-10-28
Game guide
Cars, shops, and upgrades in Underground 2
The Fandom cars page lists 31 vehicles and five garage slots for Need for Speed Underground 2. Some cars are tied to a stage, and URL events unlock more. The performance shop is the blue marker. Parts step through Street, Pro, and Extreme. The body shop is the green marker and raises a visual star rating. A GameFAQs guide by RoninDarky argues a starter can be driven deep into the career. There is no controlled lap-time table in the sources we used, so this page does not crown a single best car.
Performance shop
Blue marker. Street, Pro, Extreme. Megalow’s 20% discount is on the Fandom shop page.
Source: Fandom · checked 2026-10-28
Body shop
Green marker. Visual parts and a star rating.
Source: Fandom · checked 2026-10-28
Hidden EU cars
Peugeot 106 and Vauxhall Corsa 1.8 show up in the browser build’s car lot.
Source: PLAYING.md only · checked 2026-10-28
Evidence note: figures attributed only to one publication or to the project's own documentation are single-source reports. The project site, README and playing notes count as one source group. Sources and checked dates are shown with each fact.
What I checked
I wanted a neat “best car” sentence and the sources would not give me one. nfsu2.net’s best-car article says the same thing in its own words: shortlists, not a timed test. I quote the shop rules I can point at, and I name only cars the project notes or the wikis forced into the open: the prologue 350Z, the 240SX in the collision example, the Hummer at 2.9 t, and the Peugeot 106 at 0.96 t.
How a build actually changes the car
Engine, transmission, suspension, and tires are the performance path. Body kits, paint, and vinyls are the star-rating path. Outrun-only parts are called out on the Fandom performance page as unique. The browser notes add one always-on visual fix: the car’s shadow sits 1.5 cm above the road instead of 4 cm, credited there to a community shadow fix. Power can be shown in bhp or kW. Torque follows the speedometer units.
What “best” can mean without a lap chart
RoninDarky’s GameFAQs file says you unlock a car by winning races and that a starter remains usable. In browser free-roam races, engine power is partly evened on circuit, sprint, drag, and URL, so a huge power gap shrinks and grip and gearing still matter. That evening-out does not apply to a solo career race. A best car for a solo URL event and a best car for a six-player lobby are different questions. Weights the project uses when two players collide: 0.96 t for the 106 and 2.9 t for the Hummer.
Questions
What is the best car in Underground 2?
No timed test we can cite ranks all 31. Use the stage’s unlocked cars, and read the Fandom list rather than a thumbnail tier list.
How many cars can I keep?
Five garage slots, according to the Fandom cars page.
Where do I buy engine parts?
The blue performance shop. Body work is the green shop.
Is the 350Z your car?
It is the prologue car in the browser notes. Those notes also say you cannot open a multiplayer lobby until you have a car of your own.
Are the EU cars a mod?
PLAYING.md says the North American files already contained them and the original game hid them. One source.
Related pages
Sources
Last checked: 2026-10-28. Where only one source states a number, the sentence says so.